#but the artistic merit of mp resting entirely on henry's redemption or lack thereof??? please | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

anghraine · 2 years

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I am really fond of redemption arcs in general and haven’t encountered many I disliked, but I saw someone go off about how Mansfield Park (which I personally love) could have been Austen’s masterpiece ... if only she had redeemed Henry Crawford.

Not to pull out my old gif collection BUT

#i genuinely have no beef with henry crawford fans in general nor henry/fanny shippers specifically #beyond disliking the latter myself #(the ship not the shippers)#i'm a mary stan and i actually think henry and mary's relationship is very charming in its fucked up way #but the artistic merit of mp resting entirely on henry's redemption or lack thereof??? please #also i feel like austen's extremely consistent hostility towards casually exploitative and careless domestic wrongs #is very present in the treatment of henry in mp #and treating henry as somehow not a legitimate target of that hostility despite his carelessness towards three different women #two of whom he loves insofar as he loves anyone #is missing the point of his character #the specific commenter turned out to be a right-wing blatherer anyway but i've seen it a lot and NO #anghraine rants #austen blogging #austen fanwank #/#//#///#////#/////#a #b #c #d #e #henry crawford #gif

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